The 26-year-old surprised many by electing to remain at the Dutch champions, and only offers glimpses of his genius on Champions League nights
For a while, one of the internet’s most popular memes was pictures of things in places (and positions) they did not belong.
Eliciting much the same incredulity as an image of a car perched precariously atop a fence is the sight of Hakim Ziyech still in Ajax colours, still plugging away and unmanning the Eredivisie with his sinister left foot.
So far this season, Ajax have yet to taste defeat, and are averaging just above three goals a game over the course of the opening 10 weeks.